Currencies

High demand for senior and tier two debt keeps deals rolling in

◆ Deal one of the tightest of the year ◆ Granular book peaks at over €2.2bn ◆ Slim to no premium paid

◆ Finnish DMO's Sammallahti on 'sweet spot' tenor ◆ Close to fair value ◆ Asset managers willing to buy shorter

Private credit investors say market is back on track after tariff shock of second quarter

This week saw a 79% drop in euro volumes from same time last year

◆ Popular trade performs in secondary ◆ Performance erases premium ◆ NAB offers an attractive relative value proposition

◆ Investors seek duration for spread and yield ◆ Mizuho accelerates issuance timing to capture attractive 10 year funding ◆ Athene pulls in spread buyers to its longest G3 bond

◆ Top issuers return to dollars ◆ EIB 97% funded after popular deal ◆ World Bank 10 year both large and tight

Markets will lose their bearings without reliable, independent government data

◆ Austria bank compresses funding cost as investors remain avid buyers of tier two bonds ◆ Product described as 'most attractive' within the FIG capital structure ◆ Deal lands with negligible premium, if any

◆ Water company tests demand in a troubled sector ◆ Deal size increased to £450m ◆ Spread tightened 15bp inside the tight end of initial thoughts

◆ Book order peaks at more than four times subscribed ◆ Negative new issue premium ◆ Amount raised to refinance €1.1bn of debt